WF4 2LB, Wakefield
Sold prices and local information for WF4 2LB on Backhouse Lane. Free
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Average sold price
£677,500
2 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
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0 sales
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Sold prices in WF4 2LB
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Well Cottage, 1A, Backhouse Lane | 7 Mar 2025 | £525,000 | Detached |
| Yorkshire House, Backhouse Lane | 24 Jan 2018 | £830,000 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Streets in WF4 2LB
- Backhouse Lane£525k
Schools near WF4 2LB
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School | Primary | – | 1.1 mi |
| Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School | Primary | Good | 1.7 mi |
| Wellgate Primary School | Primary | – | 1.9 mi |
| Crigglestone Nursery School | Nursery | – | 1.9 mi |
| West Bretton Junior and Infant School | Primary | – | 2.0 mi |
| Hendal Primary School | Primary | – | 2.0 mi |
Living in WF4 2LB
Nearest stations
- Darton station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
- Sandal & Agbrigg station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk
- Barnsley station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk
Supermarkets
- Marks and Spencer MSA 1.2 mi
- The Co-operative Food 1.2 mi
- Tesco Express 1.9 mi
- The Co-operative Food 2.0 mi
Pharmacies
- Mapplewell Pharmacy 2.0 mi
- Darton Pharmacy 2.1 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 1.9 mi
- Dental Surgery 2.1 mi
- Sandal Dental Care 2.6 mi
GP surgeries
- Hill Brow Surgery Pms Practice 2.0 mi
- Darton Health Centre Practice 2.1 mi
- Chapelthorpe 2.1 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 94% of homes in Wakefield (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 10 of 10 |
| Employment | 10 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 10 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 8 of 10 |
| Crime | 6 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 2 of 10 |
| Living environment | 4 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in WF4 2LB
Ethnic group
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96.4% | 93% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.9% | 3.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.3% | 0.7% |
Religion
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 54.1% | 49% |
| No religion | 38.9% | 41.3% |
| Not answered | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Muslim | 1.2% | 3.2% |
| Buddhist | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Hindu | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 96.8% | 91.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 3.2% | 8.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 44.7% | 24.3% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 17% | 16.3% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 14.7% | 14.9% |
| No qualifications | 10.6% | 24.4% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 7.2% | 10.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 6.5% |
| Other qualifications | 1.6% | 2.8% |
General health
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 58% | 44.7% |
| Good health | 30.3% | 34.3% |
| Fair health | 8.7% | 14.5% |
| Bad health | 2.7% | 5.1% |
| Very bad health | 0.4% | 1.5% |
Occupation
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 25.7% | 15% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 22.2% | 10.5% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 16% | 12.2% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 8.5% | 9.3% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 7.7% | 10.7% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 6.2% | 9.6% |
| Elementary occupations | 5.4% | 14.9% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 4.7% | 10.1% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 3.6% | 7.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 48.5% | 27.4% |
| 1 car or van in household | 31.4% | 41.7% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 15.1% | 8% |
| No cars or vans in household | 5% | 22.8% |
Economic activity
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 68.8% | 58.7% |
| Economically inactive | 29.8% | 39.8% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.4% | 1.5% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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